Given it’s prominence in the press, maybe Facebook is something we’re all well aware of that this stage……but how many of you also blog? Tweet? Have a cell phone or mobile device? Do you use location aps? Ever bought anything online? How about a Netflix account? iTunes? Amazon?  Many of these are optimized for collecting data about you and creating a profile that allows companies to taylor their advertising toward your interests? Do you love the convenience or does this occasionally concern you? What about your library patrons? ..or your children, parents or grandparents?You do have a digital identity, some of which you control and some of which is controlled by others. If I searched your name online right now, what might I find out about you?

Participants find a partner and search each other’s names online.

We interviewed students on campus and asked them what we’d find out about them online. This video is a good reflection of the typical responses we get in UBC student workshops… [click to play]

TrishHere’s what you might find out about Jen…Mostly to do with my work for DT.2nd one is classic racy Facebook photo of someone else with the same name. Does it matter? Can I defend this? As a future graduate in search of work, should I be concerned about this? Would someone mistake this for me?Last one is my academic work (with 2 U of A students for an online course! Maybe you’re in the crowd somewhere today :) If we ask students to publish their academic work online will this also have lasting consequences (good or bad)? Is this work recognized/judged as part of a learning process?

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Broad ContextSome things haven’t changed…People continue to redefine their personal and professional identities as organizations and technologies change.We still search for social connections and validation. Youth are still exploring and experimenting with risky behavior.What has changed is the fact that there could very well be a permanent record of all of this, one with implications that can't be predicted or controlled. Common Sense MediaTR

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Consider: your view as part of a larger professionIn groups of 3, discuss:Are current standards and ethics enough? Who do you look for in providing guidelines around issues related to personal/professional boundaries?Do you feel protected/vulnerable?TR

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Attitude Shift?Have any of your initial attitudes about the school’s role in digital identity issues changed? How would you describe your attitude now?